Elementary Polish II

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Description

Part two of a two part introductory course in modern Polish language, culture, and art designed for students without previous knowledge who would like to speak Polish or use the language for reading and research. All four major communicative skills (speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing) are stressed. Students are exposed to Polish culture through reading of prose and poetry as they learn to use the language both as a means of communication and as a tool for reading and research.

Polish AA: Elementary Polish I together with Polish AB: Elementary Polish II satisfy the foreign language requirement and prepare students for continued study of Polish in intermediate-level courses and for study or travel abroad in Poland. 

Course Notes

This course will be offered MWF with 75 min class meetings. The department will make an effort to schedule the course based on the availability of interested students. Please contact the course instructor or the Director of the Slavic Language Program (Steven Clancy ) with any questions. For information on meetings during the first week of classes, please see https://slavic.fas.harvard.edu/language-courses. • • • Part two of a two-part series. Students are strongly encouraged to enroll in Polish AA in the fall and Polish AB in the spring within the same academic year. - - - See language course notes on the Slavic Department website for information about sectioning, pass/fail, satisfactory/unsatisfactory, and auditing: https://slavic.fas.harvard.edu/language-course-notes